Be presentable when on TV interview, stage

Villanueva (standing)
Despite the fury of typhoon Glenda that submerged much of, and toppled trees and electric poles in Metro Manila, Panay protest leaders are lucky their resource person in their one-day consultation, Raymund Villanueva, still made it to the airport.

Villanueva, photojournalist for Bulatlat.com and director for radio, Kodao Productions, for the most part was the main resource person while I handled the question-and-answer portion from 1 to 2 pm. in Iloilo City with participants from different people's organizations.

 Bulatlat.com is an alternative on-line news/commentary page while Kodao, is an alternative on-line page that releases video documentaries.


He handled many topics but may I sum it up to his call to his audience to be "creative" in informing and convincing the people on the justness of the democratic protest movement in all forms of venues -- protest rallies, media interviews, writing press statements, using culture and arts (songs, murals, skits, and other symbols) in delivering their message.

"Avoid sloganeering," he tells the audience. "You can avoid that by reading and knowing facts and theories to interpret them." He said that short of saying that activists who are lazy to study often resort to sloganeering.

What about attire? He answers: Do not parade your poverty. Be presentable. Be neat and clean even in simple clothes, Don't be a speaker on stage in scraggy shorts and sleeveless shirts.

Don't we come from the basic sectors, the poor? asked one from the audience. Villanueva explains: I am not worried about the urban poor because they come up on stage in long pants and shoes. I am more worried of the youth sector because they don't care if they are only in shorts and sleeveless shirts to speak on stage.

He journeys back yonder years of the so-called First Quarter Storm, 1972 the upsurge of student unrest prior to the imposition of martial law: The youth activists won't go up the stage to deliver speeches unless they were in white polos, black pants, shiny shoes and the hair of males are well cropped by Tancho (a brand of pomade), not long and shaggy hair that we see now. That applies to TV interviews as well.

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